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From Belief To Commitment: the Community Service Activities and Finances of Religious Congregations in the United States, 1992

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HISPNCI (Weighted by WGT)

Compared with five years ago, what changes in the composition of your congregation, if any, have occurred among the following population group? -- The proportion of those with Hispanic origin (may be of any origin) has

	1) Increased
	2) Decreased
	3) No Change

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Increased	44588	26%	26%
Decreased	3908	2.3%	28.3%
No Change	123035	71.7%	100%
Missing	86115	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Increased	19.7% 4669	19.1% 9361	27.3% 17758	38.1% 12800	26.0% 44588
Decreased	3.6% 847	0.3% 139	1.7% 1131	5.3% 1792	2.3% 3909
No Change	76.8% 18220	80.6% 39580	71.0% 46253	56.5% 18981	71.7% 123034
Missing	12637	25313	40337	7829	86116
TOTAL	100.0% 23736	100.0% 49080	100.0% 65142	100.0% 33573	171531

Number of Members (I-MEMBERS)

	<100	100-299	300-499	500-999	1K & over	TOTAL
Increased	24.4% 9394	24.6% 15259	16.1% 4513	31.7% 7586	41.1% 7836	26.0% 44588
Decreased	4.8% 1856	1.9% 1171	2.3% 653	0.0% 0	1.2% 229	2.3% 3909
No Change	70.7% 27196	73.5% 45685	81.5% 22816	68.3% 16341	57.7% 10996	71.7% 123034
Missing	31109	30411	11591	7898	5106	86115
TOTAL	100.0% 38446	100.0% 62115	100.0% 27982	100.0% 23927	100.0% 19061	171531

Church location (I-COMMSIZE)

	Large city	Small city	Town	Suburb	Cntry/farm	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	39.2% 11612	23.6% 9307	20.2% 9736	34.4% 10428	14.9% 3505	0	26.1% 44588
Decreased	4.4% 1305	2.2% 884	0.9% 449	2.7% 818	1.9% 452	0	2.3% 3908
No Change	56.4% 16689	74.1% 29164	78.9% 38019	62.9% 19101	83.2% 19639	424	71.7% 122612
Missing	14299	18893	26593	13602	12371	0	85758
TOTAL	100.0% 29606	100.0% 39355	100.0% 48204	100.0% 30347	100.0% 23596	424	171108

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1689-1865	1866-1914	1915-1945	1946-1970	1971-1992	Missing	TOTAL
Increased	10.8% 2421	21.3% 8324	35.4% 7895	29.9% 14730	29.5% 10432	786	26.0% 43802
Decreased	0.0% 0	1.4% 547	2.1% 459	2.1% 1036	5.3% 1867	0	2.3% 3909
No Change	89.2% 20049	77.3% 30239	62.6% 13970	68.0% 33458	65.3% 23115	2204	71.7% 120831
Missing	15177	25092	11097	16762	16448	0	84576
TOTAL	100.0% 22470	100.0% 39110	100.0% 22324	100.0% 49224	100.0% 35414	2990	168542